New Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade – which also sports some vibrant new colors and graphics. The ‘Blade now comes with sharper rear styling, thanks to an updated tail unit shape, which houses a new tail-light with a clear lens. Also updated is the exhaust muffler, which now comes with an aluminum cover.

Internally, an improvement to the inertia mass of the crankshaft will further aid throttle control. This change was made without any overall increase in weight, thanks to the use of lightweight components elsewhere in the 999cc machine. This is will produce the same type of results as the crossplane crank of the yamaha without actually changing the firing order.